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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 25.
Published in final edited form as: Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 2009 Jan 1;14:2203–2211. doi: 10.2741/3372

Table 2.

Distribution of neuropeptide receptors in human tendinopathy

Receptor Distribution in tendinopathy
NK-1R1 (Substance P receptor) Nerves; blood vessels; tenocytes (22, 55, 62)
M2R2 (Acetylcholine receptor) Blood vessels; tenocytes (20)
Alpha-adrenergic (Catecholamine receptor) Sympathetic nerves; blood vessels; tenocytes (11, 45)
NMDAR-13 (Glutamate receptor) Sensory nerves; tenocytes (53, 63)
1

neurokin receptor 1,

2

muscarinic receptor 2,

3

N-methyl d-aspartate receptor-1